If you’ve just moved your office into a building with a
mezzanine floor or you’ve recently had a mezzanine layer installed in your
current premises, you may be wondering how best to make use of it. There are
plenty of benefits to having a mezzanine floor, most importantly the fact that
it creates extra space without reducing available floor space, so you’ll want
to take advantage of the additional room in any way you can.
Here we share our top tips for doing so, with great ideas on
how to use your new mezzanine floor.
Use it to create a
social area
In any office, areas dedicated to work often take priority
with regard to space and design. After all, if you only have limited space to
work with, you’re likely to prioritise desks, meeting rooms and computer equipment.
As a result, the importance of social areas and downtime zones may be
overlooked, and you may fail to provide your employees with adequate space to
relax.
This is where mezzanine floors can be taken advantage of, as
they offer additional space that doesn’t encroach upon your work floor. With a
mezzanine floor, you’ll be able to offer comfortable seating, dining tables and
games (e.g. a football table) away from your office’s main working areas.
Create extra storage
From invoices to contracts, old computer equipment to spare
office chairs, it’s fair to say that offices can become overrun with piles of
clutter that you simply don’t have space for. Dealing with these items can be
extremely stressful when you don’t have enough space to keep your office neat
and tidy, so why not turn your mezzanine floor into a dedicated storage room?
By investing in cupboards, cabinets and shelving, you can create a designated
zone for any items that would usually be cluttering up your work floor.
Build meeting rooms
away from your work floor
During meetings with important business guests or
interviewees, the last thing you want is to be disturbed by the general hustle
and bustle of your office. From colleagues chatting to the radio playing, it’s
fair to say that there are a fair few distractions in the workplace, some of
which can make it difficult to concentrate during meetings.
However, with a mezzanine floor, you have the option of
relocating your meeting room areas upstairs. That way, you can overlook the office
floor, giving your business partners or clients insight into daily life in the
office without being disturbed by rising noise levels or people walking by.
Stagger your office
seating
As we’ve discussed previously, offices can be noisy places.
Unfortunately, this is often inevitable, especially when you’ve got lots of
employees crammed into one room. For this reason, you may consider using your
new mezzanine floor to create an upstairs work floor, separated from the main
office area with room dividers and glass panels. By staggering your office
seating, you’ll give your employees more space to work comfortably while also
reducing noise levels.
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mezzanine floor installers, or suppliers of top-quality storage solutions, look
no further than Racking + Shelving. We supply and install first-rate storage
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